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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 166 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

  1. Mercury
  2. is famous for its rings
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. the Sun
  6. it reflects sunlight
  7. a telescope
  8. Jupiter
  9. Sirius
  10. a planet
  11. True
  12. True
  13. True
  14. an astronaut
  15. Venus
  16. 1
  17. a moon
  18. False
  19. a star
  20. Earth spins on its axis
  21. the Sun
  22. a moon
  23. the Moon
  24. 24
  25. 8
  26. 7
  27. Uranus
  28. Phobos
  29. is closest to the Sun
  30. Earth
  31. 2
  32. a planet
  33. True
  34. is called the red planet
  35. is the hottest planet
  36. Mars
  37. a moon
  38. 3
  39. 6
  40. a star

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